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Science Network Leaders

Scientists are ready for action, and through the UCS Science Network they can put their expertise to work to inform decisions critical to our health, safety, and environment. The Science Network offers multiple leadership development programs to train and support experts as they advocate and engage with their communities. Whether you’re an early career scientist, part of a science advocacy group on campus, or a more experienced scientist looking to take your advocacy to the next level, the Science Network is here to help.

The map below shows where Science Network members are stepping up nationwide by participating in one of the following leadership programs:

The Science for Public Good Fund is a leadership development program to award grants to scientists in their community who want to defend the role of science in public policy and address local impacts.

The Science Network Mentor Program connects early career scientist advocates with mentors experienced in science advocacy. Together, the pairs create advocacy projects designed to strengthen the role of science in decisionmaking.

The Campus Catalyst project provides support to graduate students to organize an event or training in order to put their learning into action on a locally relevant science-policy issue.

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Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue introduced a rule that would make harmful changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and make it harder for people to put food on their tables. Secretary Perdue's proposal is the latest in a series of Trump administration attacks aimed at weakening SNAP and pushing unemployed and underemployed adults off the program. Join us for a webinar on March 13 at 2:30pm ET on how to defend this science-based nutrition program from recent political attacks.